births
May 6, 1902
Max Ophüls, German-American director and screenwriter (died 1957)
Max Ophüls
Maximillian Oppenheimer, known as Max Ophüls or simply Ophuls, was a German and French film director, screenwriter and art director. He was known for his opulent and lyrical visual style, with heavy use of tracking shots, and his melancholic, romantic themes. The Harvard Film Archive referred to Ophüls as "a supreme stylist of the cinema and a master storyteller."